Today’s industry needs employees with high levels of technical skills,
excellent communication skills and technical knowledge from the
get-go in order to succeed in the globally competitive environment. Industry also faces a growing
shortage of skilled workers given
the large number of retirements of the baby-boomers, as well as
increased demand, creating an
ideal opportunity for a new,
highly-skilled and trained workforce to enter into these lucrative jobs.

The industry partners that have
collaborated with Los Medanos
College to design our program
include oil refineries, steel processors, chemical manufacturers,
power production and distribution
companies, and local water and waste treatment plants, to name
just a few.

Los Medanos College is in a unique position to offer an outstanding,
up-to-date curriculum that has
been designed by industry for industry. No other college in this area provides similar education
and training needed to obtain
these high-skill, high-wage and
high-demand jobs.

Surveys conducted
by the ETEC industry advisory board at
LMC indicate that our region will need to
recruit and hire 150 electrical technicians and instrumentation technicians each year for the next 10 years.

For years, our industry partners
have been going to Washington state to recruit graduates from a
privately run institute, where students pay $20,000 for a two-year
program. Your local community
college – Los Medanos College –
is now able to offer you a similar education at a fraction of the cost. Our goal is to train members of
our community for jobs in our
community and beyond.